Palazzo Strozzi, Renaissance city palace in Florence, Italy
Palazzo Strozzi is a Renaissance city palace in the first borough of Florence, built in a cubic plan with three symmetrical floors. The facades are covered in rusticated stone, while mullioned windows arranged in geometric order define the exterior walls.
Construction started in 1489 following a design by Benedetto da Maiano for Filippo Strozzi, who first demolished fifteen existing houses to clear the site. The building was completed over several decades and reflected the rise of a merchant family in political Florence.
The name recalls the Strozzi family, one of the wealthiest banking families in the city, who built this residence to display their power. Today visitors see modern art installations in the courtyard and exhibition halls, placed in dialogue with the original architecture.
Three large portals on Via Strozzi, Via Tornabuoni and Piazza Strozzi provide access, with the courtyard open to the public and home to a cafe. The exhibition halls are on the first floor and can be visited during the opening hours of each temporary show.
Iron torch holders and banner supports forged by Niccolò Grosso hang at the corners, decorated with dragons and sphinx figures. These details often go unnoticed, even though they count among the finest examples of Florentine ironwork.
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